New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Jade Bi Disk

Artist Unknown

CultureChinese | Shang Dynasty

Dateca. 7000 -1000 B.C.

MediumJade | Nephrite, with burial accretions of clay and cinnabar

DimensionsOverall: 2 in. (5.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.237

Collections

Asian Art

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 106

DescriptionJade cicular 'bi' varies from .2-.3cm thick. Void of decoration. Jade is of mottled brown colors & calcified in places. Cinnabar covers much of one side, small areas of the other. Outside edge chipped in several places. One hairline crack runs 1.5cm toward center. Appears generally very worn.